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Ashikaga Yoshinari Becomes Shogun

Type Event Region Japan Time 1442–1443

After Shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori was assassinated in the Kakitsu Rebellion, the young Ashikaga Yoshinari was installed as eighth shogun of the Muromac…

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  1. 1442Kyoto · KyotoAfter Yoshinori's assassination, senior shogunal officials nominated the young Ashikaga Yoshinari as successor; Hosokawa Katsumoto and other elders served as regents, stabilizing the shogunate and pursuing Akamatsu Mitsusada.
  2. 1443Muromachi Gosho, Kyoto · KyotoAshikaga Yoshinari completed the shogunal investiture ceremony in Kyoto, becoming the eighth shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, while real power rested with elders such as Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Sōzen.

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